GroundRules
CIV § 1578
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
- PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]
- TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT [1549. - 1615.]
- CHAPTER 3. Consent [1565. - 1590.]
Mistake of law constitutes a mistake, within the meaning of this Article, only when it arises from:
1. A misapprehension of the law by all parties, all supposing that they knew and understood it, and all making substantially the same mistake as to the law; or,
2. A misapprehension of the law by one party, of which the others are aware at the time of contracting, but which they do not rectify.
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